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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 2nd September
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table shows the amount of total waste produced in million tonnes in six different countries in three years.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
| Name of Country | 1988 | 1992 | 2000 |
| Ireland | 10 | 16 | 9.9 |
| Poland | 10 | 2.89 | 18 |
| Japan | 15 | 22 | 25 |
| Canada | 20 | 19 | 29 |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| The United States | 107 | 150 | 209 |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The table compares the waste production in six different countries in three different years. Overall, the US alone produced more waste in these years than the rest of the countries did in combination.
According to the table data, Canada produced 20 million tonnes of litter which was exactly double than that of Ireland and Poland. The waste production in Japan was 15 million tonnes. Scotland produced the least amount of garbage which was only 3 million tonnes. These five countries together were responsible for producing 58 million tonnes of wastage which was almost half of the waste products in the USA. Next year the waste generation in the US increased to 150 million tonnes, almost a fifty percent increase, while Poland, Canada and Scotland managed to reduce it. The most significant improvement was in Poland in terms of waste production – from 10 to below 3 million tonnes in 4 years.
Finally, in 2000, waste production in Ireland, Poland, Japan, Canada and Scotland was 9.9, 18, 25, 29 and 5 million tonnes respectively and it is obvious that all these countries have been successful to check their waste production. However, the USA in this year generated more than 200 million tonnes of leftovers while the rest of countries together produced less than 87 million tonnes of waste.
